Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
Will the ‘Google Tax’ Go Viral?
Tax officials perplexed by Google (Photo: CoolCaesar) If 2013 was the year public opinion turned solidly against the tax avoidance...
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Country Report
Kuwait: Reshaping The Welfare State
COUNTRY REPORT By Gordon Platt Oil-rich Kuwait is finally making progress on implementing its multibillion-dollar development program and improving its business operating environment. Despite its aim to become a world-class financial and commercial center, the Arab Gulf ...
News
Westerner To Run Japans Takeda?
NEWSMAKERS By Gilly Wright Japan’s largest pharmaceuticals firm, Takeda, has appointed Frenchman Christophe Weber as COO in a highly unusual move designed to groom him for the role of CEO. Weber will join the firm in April 2014, ...
Awards
World’s Best Foreign Exchange Providers
ANNUAL SURVEY — STABILITY AMID CHANGE By Gordon Platt A global investigation into trading irregularities has not hampered growth or innovation in one of the world’s largest and most volatile markets—foreign exchange. The $5.3 trillion-a-day foreign exchange ...
Award Winners
World’s Best Insurance Providers 2013
Presenting the winners of theGlobal FinanceBest Risk Management Providers 2013.
Awards
World’s Best Foreign Exchange Providers 2013
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Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
Foreign Exchange 2013: Renminbi Trading
RENMINBI RUCKUS By Gordon Platt London and Paris are vying to become Europe’s renminbi trading hub. Paris is challenging London, the leading center of foreign exchange trading globally, to be the hub of renminbi trading in Europe. ...
Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
SEPA: Time To Cut Corners?
SPECIAL REPORT: SEPA MIGRATION By Rebecca Brace Companies could face fines or even criminal charges if they do not reach SEPA compliance by next February. Some may look to outsourcing or conversion services to make the deadline. As the February ...
Features
Cheese Stands Alone as Stumbling Block to Canada-EU Free Trade Pact
Following nearly five hard years of negotiations, Canadian PrimeMinister Stephen Harper on October 18 signed a Canada-European Unionfree trade agreement...
Awards
Cover Story: World’s Best Banks 2013
TECHNOLOGY IS THE TRUMP CARD By Jonathan Gregson, Antonio Guerrero, Anita Hawser, Gordon Platt and Michael Shari Global Finance unveils its annual list of the best banks globally, regionally and by country. The winners have all demonstrated dedication ...
News
Ireland: The Central Bank’s French Connection
NEWSMAKERS By Paula L Green When he took over as deputy governor for financial regulation at the Central Bank of Ireland on the first of October, Frenchman Cyril Roux began working alongside a Swedish colleague, Stefan Gerlach, who ...
Banking
World’s Biggest Banks 2013
RISING TO THE TOP By Andrew Cunningham Global Finance presents the World’s Biggest Banks 2013. For the first time, a Chinese bank topped the list of the biggest banks in the world at the end of 2012—displacing ...